Additional reporting by Jason Huffman

Chinese tariffs of 25% have hit imports of US seafood to the tune of $340 million since they came into effect, according to latest Chinese customs data. 

Chinese imports of US seafood fell from $1.3 billion in the 12 months prior to tariffs (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018), to $969m in the twelve months after (July 1, 2018-June 30, 2019), Chinese import data shows, underlining the heavy impact of weaker demand for US seafood subject to tariffs, while poor catch of US wild-caught seafood was also to blame [...]